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720-square-foot backyard rental cottage approved with conditions for existing home's lot

The city approved a detached, two-story accessory dwelling with one bedroom and one bathroom, about 24 feet tall, behind an existing house. Conditions require a grading permit, drainage kept on site and a paved path at least 4 feet wide to the entrance.

ApprovedCZC26-00150Filed June 28, 2026Collister · 3620 N Woody Dr+1 related filing
Site plan for 720-square-foot backyard rental cottage approved with conditions for existing home's lot
Site plan from the application documents.
Pin at the reported location; the shaded outline is the primary parcel (Ada County).

From the filing

The application's description as it appears in City of Boise's record. See the official record

The city approved a detached accessory dwelling unit (a small second home) behind an existing single-family house at 3620 N Woody Dr in Boise. The unit would be 720 square feet with one bedroom and one bathroom, and be about 24 feet tall.

ADU

Project name on file: 3620 N WOODY DR - ADU

Timeline

  1. Aug. 18, 2026

    Appeal Period: Completed

  2. Aug. 7, 2026

    Review Complete: Completed

  3. Aug. 7, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: Complete

  4. July 22, 2026

    Planning and Zoning: In Review

  5. July 22, 2026

    Assign Reviewers: Completed

  6. July 9, 2026

    Fee Payment: Payment Received

  7. July 9, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Passed

  8. July 8, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  9. June 30, 2026

    Prescreen Review: Corrections Required

  10. June 28, 2026

    Prescreen Review: In Progress

  11. June 28, 2026

    Application Submittal: ePlanReview

  12. June 28, 2026

    Application filed

Documents

Site plans

  • Site plan drawing showing the proposed fence, wall, storage area and other site features, though much of the text is garbled by scanning.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Site plan

Plans

  • Single-page drawing of building elevations, with labels for front and side views; the text layer is mostly garbled, so details are limited.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.6 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Building elevations (front and side)
  • Single-page floor plan sheet showing room layout, a shower, a glass door and a fence line, though much of the text is garbled by scanning.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.8 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plan, first and second floor
  • Floor plan drawing for the zoning certificate application; the extracted text is mostly illegible OCR fragments with a bedroom label visible.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.3 MB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

    Download Floor plan, sheet 2

Project narrative

  • Applicant describes a proposed 20x24 ft one-story ADU with loft, white stucco and shingle roof, behind the existing home, plus a fence dividing the property into three areas.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 34 KB · PDS-Letter of Intent

    Download Letter of intent for accessory dwelling unit

Decisions

Notices

Application

Photos

  • July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 19.8 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos
  • A single photo page attached to the zoning certificate application; the text is OCR noise with no readable details beyond a case reference.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.2 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photograph
  • July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.4 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos
  • July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 1.1 MB · PDS-Photos

    Download Site photos

Correspondence

  • The Boise Fire Department reports no comments on the zoning certificate application, noting that International Building and Fire Code requirements will apply at building permit stage.

    Aug. 4, 2026 · 1 page · 151 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Boise Fire Department comments
  • ACHD finds no adjacent street improvements required, lists traffic impact fee, driveway permit, and right-of-way conditions for the accessory dwelling unit application.

    July 29, 2026 · 3 pages · 166 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Ada County Highway District comments
  • Boise Parks and Recreation, reviewed with Community Forestry, has no comments or recommendations on the current application.

    July 29, 2026 · 1 page · 58 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Parks and Recreation comments
  • Public Works says the property must connect to central sanitary sewer, with sewer capacity fees possibly due at building permit issuance.

    July 29, 2026 · 1 page · 65 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Public Works sewer comments
  • Veolia requires a separate water service and meter for the new ADU structure and asks that a site plan be submitted to its engineering team for review.

    July 29, 2026 · 1 page · 207 KB · PDS-Agency Comments

    Download Veolia Water Idaho comments on water service
  • Water provider letter reporting hydrant pressure and flow for fire sprinkler design, to be attached to fire-reviewed and construction-approved plan sets.

    July 22, 2026 · 1 page · 113 KB · PDS-Other Small Docs

    Download Veolia fire flow letter

Other documents

  • Noticing radius map

    Aug. 5, 2026 · 525 KB · PDS-Maps and Drawings

  • Transmittal sheet

    July 24, 2026 · 138 KB · PDS-Transmittal Agencies

  • Statement of legal interest

    July 22, 2026 · 741 KB · PDS-Statement of Legal Interest

  • Receipt

    July 9, 2026 · 131 KB · PDS-Receipts

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